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An essential upgrade to the advocate’s tool kit: the updated toolkit on vulnerable witnesses and parties in the Family Court

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Date:6 SEP 2026
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Tom Clarke, Deka Chambers
Max Melsa, Deka Chambers

 

This article addresses the update of the Advocates' Toolkit on vulnerable witnesses and parties in the family court, which is also for the first time accompanied by a crib sheet. The article provides an analysis of the leading case of M (A Child) as well as suggestions for the best practical approach to the use of intermediaries in family proceedings. 

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